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CHICAGO (January 3, 2007) - IPOX Schuster LLC, the leading global IPO index provider, announced today that it has licensed the IPOX-30 U.S., the IPOX-30 Europe and the IPOX-30 Asia-Pacific indexes to Banco Santander Totta (BST), part of Banco Santander, one of the worlds largest banking groups.Under the terms of the agreement:

The price of the bonds is tied to the relative performance of the IPOX Indexes
versus global benchmarks.

We are pleased that another major Financial Institution is endorsing IPOX says Josef Schuster, Chief Executive Officer of IPOX Schuster LLC. Historical returns have been favorable, making IPOX-linked investments attractive to those seeking to capture potential asset allocation of this important equity sector.

Since January 2002, the indexes gained 125.76%, 93.47% and 128.18% respectively, substantially surpassing the respective benchmarks.

Together, the indexes capture $1.06trillion in total market capitalization and $350bn of free float, representing around 40% of total market cap created through global IPOs and spin-offs activity during the past four years.

The indexes are derived from the IPOX Global Composite Index, a rules-based
index currently containing 1696 constituents, which captures the worldwide IPO
market.

About IPOX Schuster LLC

IPOX Schuster LLC (www.ipoxschuster.com) is an innovative, research-driven financial services firm specializing in financial products design related to global IPOs. Our underlying philosophy involves classifying IPOs as a separate equity sector for a substantial period of time in aftermarket trading. Our main product is the series of IPOX® IPO Indexes, a set of 17 indexes encompassing an index technology which allows for scaleable, investable and sustainable exposure into global IPO performance.